Functional explanation in mathematics

DOI10.1007/s11229-019-02234-5zbMath1529.00024OpenAlexW2942685338MaRDI QIDQ6182767

Juan Pablo Mejía-Ramos, Matthew Inglis

Publication date: 26 January 2024

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-019-02234-5

zbMATH Keywords

explanationmathematicsunderstandingmathematical practice

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Methodology of mathematics (00A35)

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